Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University

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ETU «LETI» is one of the world's largest education centers specializing in radio engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, and computer science. University graduates get a Bachelor's and Master's degree in ог specialist qualification. Today the University trains around 9000 students. Over 200 professors and PhDs work in the University. ETU «LETI» provides education in 19 scientific fields for Bachelors and 53 educational programs for Masters.

Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" was founded in 1886 and became the first European higher education institution to specialize in electrical engineering. Today ETU is a leading Russian educational and research center whose mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. As such, ETU tries to sustain, strengthen, and increase its competitiveness and ensure a continuously high education and research level. According to the SIR World Report 2010: Global Ranking of Worldwide Research Institutions by the SCImago Research Group, ETU was ranked one of the top 14 Russian institutions of the highest research significance top 4 Russian universities of technology with the highest citation index. ETU lies in the 5th place in the world rating of universities leading in the area of nanotechnology as specified in "The nano market: from nanotechnologies to nanoproducts," edited by G.L. Azov, Moscow, The BKL Publishers, 2011, 319 p., ISBN 978-5-9963-0421-9 (in Russian). Today ETU consists of seven schools:

• Radio Engineering
• Electronics
• Computer Science and Technology
• Industrial Automation and Electrical Engineering
• Information Measurement and Biotechnical Systems
• Economics and Management
• Humanities

At the moment, about 8000 students and postgraduates study at the ETU. More than 300 of them come from abroad, representing nearly 40 countries. University has more than 1,600 graduates on main educational programs annually. The ETU has five corresponding members of RAS, 20 winners of national and international awards. More than 1000 academics, including 125 Professors, 158 Doctors of Science, and near 560 Ph.D. scientists, work for ETU. More than 20 members of national and international Academies of Sciences are among the ETU lecturers. The University hosts five research institutes:

• Radiotechnics and Telecommunication
• Radioelectronic Systems of Emergency Forecast
• Biotechnical Systems
• Modeling and Intellectualization of Complex Systems
• Advanced Education.

Over 50 research teams and state-of-the-art laboratories carry out breakthrough fundamental and applied research in Radio Electronics, Radio Physics, Information and Telecommunications Systems, Solid State Physics, Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, and Quantum Electronics, Vacuum and Plasma Technology, Microwave and Millimeter-wave Technologies, Biomedical Engineering, etc.

Our University offers students a wide range of educational courses at different levels. Graduates of the Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University «LETI » have in-depth fundamental knowledge and practical skills. A Friendly University environment helps to open scholars' abilities, support their creativity, develop internal culture, generate interest in acquiring new knowledge, and have a taste for future professional activity. LETI graduates' excellent theoretical and practical basis, business acumen, and broad outlook provide high competitiveness in the modern job market and stable career growth.

Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI," being one of the leading educational, scientific, and cultural centers, is well known both in Russia and abroad. LETI sets the following strategic objectives:

• To provide fundamental knowledge specifically applied training, self-study, and professional mobility skills to students and graduates who will be capable of making a considerable contribution to the industry, science, education, and sustainable cultural development
• To elaborate fundamental and applied science for the further improvement of higher education
• To improve international cooperation and extending export of services in academic, scientific and cultural areas

SPb ETU "LETI" is integrating scientific and educational activities. Using new educational technology "training through researching" University provides fast targeted spreading of new knowledge in education. LETI has high-technology laboratory facilities and collaborates with many innovation enterprises in Russia and other countries (our strategic partners). It guarantees high quality of practical training for students and their competitive abilities on the world labor market. All International students in LETI get a place in a student dormitory, health insurance, and care, a reduced fare transport ticket. There are also psychologists and legal experts who can help students. Dean's office for International Students supervises International students.

St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" was the first institute of higher education in Europe with a major in electrical engineering. Today it is one of the best technical universities in Russia. LETI starts to influence our region's economy and system of professional teaching, building a mechanism of network cooperation in education and science with academic research institutes, universities, and high-technology industries. SPb ETU "LETI" generates, applies, and generalizes new scientific knowledge in the dynamically developing teaching process. SPb ETU "LETI" gives students high-quality fundamental education and all necessary skills, oriented on practical activity for the future career of its graduates. Creating conditions for personal growth and creative development, SPb ETU "LETI" prepares students for successful careers, improving modern life for young people.

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